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Welcome to Thursday's Look North. Tonight, two stories which highlight

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the dangers of cycling on Yorkshire's roads.

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The family of a Sheffield cxclist killed by a drunk driver condemn his

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jail sentence of four year. Meanwhile, 83`year`old cyclhng

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legend Brian Robinson is recovering in hospital after being knocked off

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his bike in Dewsbury.

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We will hear from Brian and investigate whether roads are

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getting riskier for cyclists. Also tonight: The dream deal for

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Doncaster Rovers is off. One Direction's Louis Tomlinson

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fails to raise enough money to buy his favourite football club.

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The it has been another lovdly day. Temperatures rising in Engl`nd

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parts. Tone for the full forecast later. `` join me for.

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First tonight, Four years in jail and a six year drivhng ban

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for the drunk`driver who hit and killed a cyclist in Sheffield.

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Emma Egan from Dewsbury was also accused of not stopping aftdr

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Today his widow said she was disgtsted at

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what she called a far too ldnient sentence for dangerous drivhng.

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In an exclusive interview she told our crime correspondent John Cundy

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her two young girls had been deprived of their father forever.

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He lived for his family and his cycling.

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But Eric Codling left a widow and two young daughters the morning

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he was knocked from his bikd and killed by a driver who hs said

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It took months to believe that he wasn't coming home.

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He loved his regular Sunday morning cycle ride towards the Derbxshire

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countryside, but in December he was only two miles from his homd

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when he was hit by a driver above the drink`driving limht.

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When the driver was later arrested by the police, she was

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I could not accept that somdbody at 8:45am

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on a Sunday morning was twice over the limit and killed hhm.

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I could not accept that somdbody at 7:45am

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on a Sunday morning was twice over the limit and killed hhm.

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At the time of the accident, Emma Egan was said to be drhving

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at nearly 70mph in pursuit of her boyfriend who had just jiltdd her.

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She is now said to be profotndly sorry for what happened.

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She cried in the dock throughout the sentencing hearing.

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This case was clearly a woman scorned.

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As you heard in court, she was very upset about thd way she

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Although she had a choice to actually stop and think twice

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about doing what she did, she chose to go and have it out with him.

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The family left court confused and angry at the sentence handed out.

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She will be out in a couple of years.

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The family are still devast`ted by the loss of a beloved husband,

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As John said, Eric Codling was killed last November.

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And barely a fortnight after the Tour de France left

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our roads, its Yorkshire ambassador Brian Robinson is in hospit`l

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after being knocked off his bike just three miles from home.

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The veteran road racer ` who became the first Briton to finish the Tour

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de France ` was hit by a car while out riding in Dewsbury yestdrday.

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Olympian, Tour de France pioneer, British side to legend. Bri`n

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Robinson has been riding bikes all his life. Bantustan bedbound, the

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83`year`old told his son in law today he wants to be back in the

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saddle within a month, desphte his injuries. I feel all right. The

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incident took place on Wedndsday afternoon in Dewsbury. Robinson was

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coming to the end of his regular weekly ride with friends whdn they

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hit the car right here. Reshdents tell me this is a dangerous stretch

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of road. Cars frequently cole round this corner very quickly. This is

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where the bike finished. He ended up over there on the pavement. The good

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news is that cyclists are m`de of tough stuff. By the time police were

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on the scene, Brian Robinson was able to say that this was hhs first

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accident since 1954. His son`in`law wants him to serve as an ex`mple

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again. The lesson from this and the legacy from the tour is ple`sed we

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consider it of other road users Think twice. Look twice. Robinson

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will not be racing again for a few weeks. But he is not done ydt. Not

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by a long stretch. Two examples there

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from a growing number Every year in this country `round

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19,000 cyclists are killed or Over the last six years,

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more than 6,000 cyclists have been And 75% of cycling accidents

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happen at or near a road junction. Joining us now is Lizzie Re`ther,

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chair of the Leeds Cycling Campaign. It sounds so dangerous? It hs

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important to point out that the health benefits from cycling also

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out the risk of injury, but that is no comfort to those who havd been

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knocked off. How can cyclists detect themselves Admiral junctions? Good

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anticipation and awareness. Know where you're aiming for in the

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Junction. And positioning and road position `` hand signalling and road

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position are important. But the onus is on drivers. Either currently more

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accidents? Or are there mord people on the roads? The statistics are

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difficult. It is difficult to compare the number of acciddnts with

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the number of journeys. But it is reasonable to assume that more

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people are cycling because of the Tour de France. This wonderful

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advert for Yorkshire will encourage people to want to get out on two

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wheels. I think that is right. People should feel encouragdd to

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cycle. We are working with the police to encourage people to report

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dangerous drivers work with the council to make sure cycling

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provision in future is bettdr. But equally people might not have been

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on a bike for many years or know what they are doing. The mahn advice

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is for people not to cycle hn the gutter. It is full of potholes.

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Often, cyclists need to cycle in the middle`of`the`road. Drivers need to

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be patient and have them tile to make their menu. All of us `re

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probably cyclists and drivers. It is about understanding each other's

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needs. Absolutely right. Ond thing that people have suggested would

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help if the idea of presumed liability. In a collision bdtween

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two people, the most powerftl and heavier vehicle would be prdsumed to

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be at fault unless they can prove otherwise. If a cyclist hit a

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pedestrian, the cyclist would presumed to be at fault. If a car

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hits a cyclist, the car would be presumed to be at fault. We are in

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the minority in Europe for not having that law in place.

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Hannah Cockroft has been aw`rded an honorary degree.

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A report into the abuse of disabled and vulnerable adults at thd Solar

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day care centre in Doncaster has criticised how long it took to

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Today there were apologies to families and the victims.

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But it has been a long battle for justice.

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The first allegations were lade in 2007.

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The Crown Prosecution Service says the evidence wasn't

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Following a second police investigation in

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2011, the CPS decides for the second time that no`one will face charges.

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It wasn't until a third review that eventually

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This woman is unable to walk, talk or see.

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Despite her vulnerability, she was abused at the Solar Centre

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I didn't know what had happened to her.

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The only said she had been slapped across her face oncd.

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Last year, two people were jailed for humiliating and assaulthng 2

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vulnerable and disabled pathents between 2005 and 2007.

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Some were slapped and punchdd while others were pulled out

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The convictions were a result of a six`year campaign

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During which time, the mattdr was investigated twice but dropped.

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Today, a Serious Case Review criticised the amount

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The review found that investigations into abuse at the centre took too

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long, agencies did not effectively engage victims or their famhlies,

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and it made nine recommendations for apologising to victims and their

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families and improving training and policies.

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I feel it is only right that I apologise.

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It is now seven years since the allegations of abtse.

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The board accepts that has caused distress and concern to victims and

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their families. Clearly the Crown Prosecution Service carries quite a

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bit of blame here. You had opportunities to prosecute `nd did

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not. , the first thing to s`y is that I I feel for the familhes and

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apologise to them. I have m`de sure they are aware that the CPS missed

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these opportunities and we apologise. It is nice to have an

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apology, but it has taken too long. I would like to think it wotld never

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happen again, but it probably is happening elsewhere right now.

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Joining us now is Roger Tholpson, who is Chairof Doncaster

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The victims here had to wait such a long time, six years, for jtstice.

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Why? Well, if we had been investigating this today, wd would

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have immediately done a Serhous Case Review. Seven years ago, thhs should

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have been a multi`agency investigation. It wasn't an. The

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agencies did investigate. There has been an apology. But it shotld have

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been done then. Recommissioned this year ago and are now produchng it. I

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very much regret this and w`nt to apologise to the families for the

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delay. They had the trauma of the relatives being abused in stature

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here at a day centre. Know they have had to wait a long time for a report

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which might have helped thel to move on. We here that a lot. People are

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not listened to. Is this professional thinking that they knew

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best? That has always been the case. We want to move away from that. The

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culture should be that the key people are the vulnerable pdrson and

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the relatives. Either sufficient safeguards in place to stop this

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happening again? No one can say that this will not happen again, but we

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have put procedures in placd. We hope we will never see the sort of

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thing again. It was a very serious case of abuse. We saw in thd report

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that families are not convinced this will not happen again. It is very

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difficult for them to come to terms with what has happened. All I can

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say is we are determined to improve safety of services in Doncaster

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A woman police officer shot at point blank range has begun

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In other news, the chair of governors at a Bradford

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School at the centre of a row over Muslim extremism has accused OFSTED

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Fysal Khan has denied that Carlton Bolling College is pursuing

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an Islamic agenda and says the accusations ard

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Mr Khan says OFSTED's methods should be investigated.

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I think they really need to explain themselves.

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I suspect it is guilt by association.

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I think people need to realhse that OFSTED has become

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Whether Michael Gove has gone are not, the damage has been

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And now it looks like the s`me in Bradford.

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The councillors responsible for the controversial closure of

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Lendal Bridge in York will formally face calls to resign tonight.

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Council leader James Alexander and councillor Dave Merrett,

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who was responsible for transport, will both face a vote on whdther

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The move is part of a Liberal Democrat motion which also

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calls for the 60,000 motorists fined for crossing Lendal

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So far, the ruling Labour group has only said the council will reimburse

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Headteachers should consider letting West Yorkshire police officdrs take

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their children on holiday during term time.

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That's the call from the West Yorkshire Police Federation, which

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It is after the Chief Const`ble of Humberside Police and thd

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Association of Chief Police Officers said it should happen because it's

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difficult for policemen and women to get leave during school holhdays.

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Paralympic gold medallist Hannah Cockroft has been aw`rded

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an honorary degree at the University of Bradford this morning.

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She was one of eight people chosen by the university for being true

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inspirations, not only for their work, but for their contribttions

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I am truly honoured to be here today.

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It is amazing that the hard work I've put in over the last shx years

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has been recognised by somewhere so close to my home town.

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It is Yorkshire and I am proud to be here.

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The takeover of Doncaster Rovers by One Direction's Louis Tollinson

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and John Ryan has come off the rails tonight.

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The duo had been set to rubber stamp the deal tomorrow

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but a failure to secure ?2 lillion through a crowdfunding projdct has

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The club is now considering its future.

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So what went wrong and what exactly is crowdfunding?

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Last month, Louis Tomlinson and John Ryan were all smiles when they

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announced their intention to take over Doncaster Rovers. The plan was

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innovative. They wanted people to pledge money. Some questiondd value

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for money. For ?10, you would get a thank you message. If you w`nted to

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meet your hero, he would nedd to shell out ?250. For that, you would

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get a photograph. The project time was up this afternoon. They had only

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raised ?757,000. 38% of the total needed. Crowd funding has bdcome

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increasingly common and can be very effective. This wind turbind and

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others like it have been buhlt using the method. But in this casd, people

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get the cash back after thrde years and a nice return on their

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investment. Were talking about existing turbines which are

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generating steady returns. Local people have a chance to lend money

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to that company so they can build more. It is incredibly popular

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amongst musicians. This band have already passed their target. In this

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case, fans get a copy of thd album they have helped pay to makd. They

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say that is the key. People thinking they are getting value for loney is

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the secret. I have seen othdrs fail because they don't do that. They

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will do a fan funded project, will rip the fans off and then the next

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project will feel. Back in Doncaster, it is status quo, not One

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Direction. All the cash has been returned and the existing owners

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remain at the helm. That is a shame. Maybe people

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couldn't afford 250 square to for a photograph. It is only ?5 fhrmly! ``

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for me. Before 7pm,

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another legacy of Le Grand Depart. They sprung up all over

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the place to welcome But what now

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for the yellow bikes and bunting? You have been decorating our

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Facebook pages with your iddas, with suggestions from a lasting lonument

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to a trip to the scrapyard. They peppered the tour routd,

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turning up here, there and everywhere. What now for all the

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yellow bikes? Hundreds of wrecks were given away for people to paint

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if they promise to give thel back. But now there are plans. Thd charity

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will take them away. Young offenders and volunteers will strip some of

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them for parts and make othdrs into fully working bikes and send them

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off to different parts of Africa. Sending the bikes to Africa is just

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one suggestion. Yapping comhng up with many more.

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`` you have been coming up with many more.

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Brittle! Knaresborough went mad with its yellow bikes. The mere loves

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them. Each one is coded with children's names so we can return

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them. `` we can return the bunting. The bikes are going to Africa. Oxfam

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will be making patchwork bl`nket out of the knitting. Spreading the cheer

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of the Tour de France all over the globe.

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I love that. Tomorrow should be

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the warmest day of the year. We will be in here,

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but in Sheffield the botanical The three day Music in the Gardens

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event starts there. Our cultural reporter

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couldn't resist. Today will be the hottest d`y of the

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year so far. Sheffield botanical Gardens is the place for sunbathing.

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Very glamorous. This week, that is the added bonus of some mushc.

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Heaven 17 later on. Some jazz just now. You have picked a good weekend

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for this. Reader this every year! Only once in nine years that it has

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rained. In 2012. The Sheffidld Philharmonic playing later. I am

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told it is like the Last Night of the Proms with added sunshine.

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Exactly! There will be fireworks. Plenty of tickets available. We

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expecting 3000 four Heaven 07. Another 4000 over the weekend.

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo are playing on Sunday. There is always room for

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more. Come down. We're expecting thousands of people to be ott over

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the beaches of Yorkshire and the parks. The advice is to slap on the

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sunscreen. We're listening to some jazz now.

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I like the sound of that. Hot tomorrow?

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26 degrees is absolutely right. Look at this spectacular footage. This is

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caused by strong surface wind. It looks like a twister.

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That is like Oklahoma! Thank you for sending that `n. This

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is a fantastic shot looking out over the Vale of York. And check this

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out! This is a long lens looking over York Minster at sunrisd this

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morning. Keep the pictures coming in. Tomorrow will be the hottest day

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of the year so far. Highest temperatures inland, much cooler

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along the coast. Saturday, ht looks like it will be big thunderstorms

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moving up from the South. Wd still have to hone in on exactly where the

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worst areas will be. At the moment, it looks like central and wdstern

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parts of Yorkshire. Some fl`sh flood and as possible. We have sedn the

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first poem coming up from France. Many of these will push out to the

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West. Lots of sunshine around at the moment. ICloud will strain `nd from

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the size and there is a taste of some thundery showers. Lowest

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temperatures down to 12 or 03 by five o'clock in the morning. There

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will be a lot of high`end" hn the morning. Otherwise, dry and bright.

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`` high end showers. If you don t like high humidity, Scarborough is

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the place to go. Further inland 25 degrees. 29 for Leeds. It could be

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that Chesterfield is a hotspot. A beautiful evening. The Met Office

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have a warning in place on Friday night into Saturday for quite a high

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risk of severe thunderstorms breaking out. It could result in

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some surface flooding. The land is obviously very dry so that hs a

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risk. Some sunshine in betwden the thunderstorms. Further showdrs on

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Sunday. By that time, a little fresher but still warm.

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Earlier we told you about Brian Robinson who was knocked off his

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bike. Some nice tributes coling in. Get well soon. All the best. Wishing

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Brian a speedy recovery. Here It took less than 90 seconds for the

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eight-storey building to collapse. Imagine the number of women

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this industry supports. This World investigates

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the true cost of fashion. It took less than 90 seconds for the

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eight-storey building to collapse.

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